Today FM Radio presenter Ray D'Arcy is considering getting a vasectomy live on air.

The 49-year-old told of how he and his wife, Jenny Kelly had talked about the procedure before while interviewing a doctor on his radio show.

Ray is father to a 7-year-old girl named Kate and a 2-year-old son named Tom.

Ray said to Dr John O’Keeffe, from the Morehampton Clinic in Dublin: "I said in a moment of stupidity really that I might get it done live on air.

“I’ve had two children and at this stage – we have discussed this, myself and my wife – we are not going to have any more children.

“Would that be possibility to do ( the vasectomy live on air)?”

Dr O’Keeffe revealed that he would do the procedure but said that Ray should think about it for more time.

Ray D'Arcy and wife Jenny Kelly (Image: Collins Photo Agency)

He said: "I don’t mind. I’m not sure whether you want to get it done live. You can think about that one.

Ray responded: “Right. Okay, we’ll discuss it off air."

He later added: “I think I might go for it now after all that. It’s easy to say that now.”

When questioned by producer and co-presenter Will Hanifan if he was really thinking of going ahead and getting the snip, Ray said: “Are we really that desperate for listeners? Would you tune in for that? I don’t think people would. I think they would switch off.

“I’d says it has been done before. I’d say someone has had the snip done on air.”